Speaking at Hay festival as UK breaks May heat record, author says optimism is a ‘moral duty’
Pessimism is probably “a bigger problem than climate change”, said the novelist Ian McEwan on Monday afternoon, as temperatures broke May records in the UK.
McEwan “constantly” hears people say that they don’t “expect their children to have as good a life as they did”, but suggested that optimism is a “moral duty”.
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‘It will be difficult to leave Roland Garros’
“It’s tough, it’s tough,” said Stan Wawrinka, tears welling in his eyes. “I don’t want to say goodbye to you here.” He was addressing a full crowd on Court Simonne-Mathieu moments after losing his first-round match at the French Open 6-3, 3-6, 6-3, 6-4 to Jesper de Jong, a lucky loser from the Netherlands.
This will be the final match and moment for Wawrinka in Paris. The three-time grand slam champion, a winner here in 2015, will retire at the end of the season after a distinguished 25-year career. The 41-year-old announced his decision at the end of last year, allowing him to spend 2026 competing at the biggest tournaments for a final time.
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Reigning champions Liverpool left it late to beat Bournemouth 4-2 on the opening day of the season in their first league game back at Anfield following the death of Diogo Jota. The Reds also squeaked past Newcastle thanks to Rio Ngumoha and then Arsenal, after Dominik Szoboszlai’s stunning free-kick, which won goal of the month. Meanwhile, Manchester City lost 2-0 at home to Tottenham and 2-1 away to Brighton, Everton christened their new home, Hill Dickinson Stadium, with a win, and Sunderland made a strong start on their return to the top flight with two wins from three.
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PARIJS (ANP) - Tennisser Botic van de Zandschulp is er niet in geslaagd de tweede ronde van Roland Garros te bereiken. De nummer 55 van de wereldranglijst ging in vier sets met 3-6 4-6 7-6 (7) 4-6 onderuit tegen de Argentijn Francisco Cerúndolo.
Van de Zandschulp (30) verloor zijn drie eerdere partijen tegen Cerúndolo en wist in die wedstrijden geen set te winnen. Vorige maand pakte hij tegen de mondiale nummer 26 slechts drie games op het graveltoernooi in München (3-6 0-6).
